The Dragon and the Mountain King: A Dark Fable

He broods upon a throne hewn from the stone of his mountain stronghold, an enlightened Empire has been reduced to blood and ashes by his cannibal army, the dragon he rides awaits his command to resume the hunt, the devestation. But he is not the troll made of stone as the whispers suggest, he is flesh and blood, a man like any other. Perhaps his heart alone has been turned to stone, or set afire by his thirst for revenge. Enter the Hall of the Mountain King and hear his confession, but be warned! The darkness that haunts his mind will live within you as well! Game of Thrones fans will enjoy this dark fantasy novel. Imagine `Heart of Darkness' with a dragon and an anti-hero set on revenge following his `river of iron'. As the King of the Mountain sits upon his throne and confesses his sins to his would-be assassin, he reveals that his violent excesses have scarred his soul, leaving him brooding in the darkness. As a `Dark Fable' the book is about weapon proliferation, and how once men conceive of new ways to kill each other, there is no going back. Astride a dragon with iron in his fist and a slave army that worship him as if he is a monster, the Mountain King brings an Empire to its knees, sinking to horrific depths to have his revenge. This is the bad ass fantasy book that I've wanted to write for a very long time. I leave nothing in the cupboard for the climax, I play every card I have saved for twenty years. Also, it is very much a departure from the `world creation' genre aka Tolkien and all. I promise you won't find any elves in this nasty story! I purposefully steer away from the cookie cutter formula of typical fantasy. There's nothing else like it in the genre.

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